Seceda hike

After a leisurely breakfast while we waited out a rain storm, Angela and I successfully caught a bus to the next town, Santa Christina. There we walked uphill to a cable car that took us up, basically on the opposite side of the valley from where we’d hiked the day before. I had thought that there was no way we could top the views from Alpe di Siusi, but fortunately I was wrong! Just spectacular views all day, including north into the Alps.

It was a really tough hike for me. My Garmin told me that I climbed 220 flights of stairs! It was about 7 miles of straight up (to 8,264 feet!) and straight down. That peak is called Monte Seceda, and is one of the major destinations for hikers. We *could’ve* just taken a cable car from Ortisei, wandered around a bit, and then taken the cable car back down. Our way took more time and much more effort, but the views were worth it.

Of course there’s much more to see in the Dolomites, and I’d love to come back, but I feel like we hit a couple of great highlights.Read more